New England District

Blueprint for Missions

definition: -noun
3. a detailed outline or plan of action: a blueprint for success.



What is the New England District’s BLUEPRINT FOR MISSIONS?

It’s an overall plan to guide the decision making, human and financial resources of the New England District through December of 2012 and beyond in its Ablaze Mission to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the unbelieving world of Judea, Samaria and the Ends of the Earth.

So what’s Judea??

It is the goals we set to help every Congregation in our District see itself as a mission outpost in the locations we currently serve.

So what’s Samaria??

It is the goals we have established to drive our District and its Congregations to create new mission initiatives within New England.

Then what’s the Ends of the Earth??

It is the goals we have selected to drive our district’s mission work beyond the borders of our District.
 
 

OUR BLUEPRINT FOR MISSIONS GOALS
ARE EXTENSIVE.
HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES: 

  •  Every circuit initiates new starts
  • 35 of our Congregations experience growth
  • Pastors and laymen participate in training on sharing their faith
  • Pastors and laymen participate in Short Term Mission Trips, particularly with our sister
    churches in Kenya
  • Cross cultural VBS programs will be offered
  • Small group ministries will be encouraged
  • 15 NED pastors will go on a short term mission trip to Kenya
  • Church planting and discipleship workshops will be held regularly
  • SOME of OUR SUCCESSES SO FAR:
  • Launch of ConnectingPoint Lutheran Mission in the Metro West MA area (led by Pastor Eric Sahlberg, funded by the NED as Missionary at Large).
  • Adoption of the Synodical Revitalization process with enrollment of 35 NED pastors in Learning Communities
  • Addition of the funded District staff position of Mission Executive (Pastor Bill Meyer)
  • Addition of the World Missions funded position of Urban Missionary to the Boston area (Pastor Landon Schkade)
  • Dedication of 20% of the District President's time to focus on missions and church planting.
  • Establishment of the "the position of District Coordinator to advocate and facilitate Short-Term Mission Trip planning" (Mr. Jon Rossman)
  • A Chinese Ministry alive and well and growing in Quincy, MA
  • St. Paul's in Providence, RI, intentionally reaching out to make the necessary change to merge the historical St. Paul's Church into the mission and ministry of a downtown, international congregation
  • Rev. Ingo Dutzmann leading Lutheran chapel services directed at college students at Boston College every Thursday
  • A growing and deepening partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya
  • A continuing commitment to reach out to the Portuguese-speaking community through a Brazilian Mission in the Boston area.
 
 
To view the updated "Mission Blueprint for
the New England District", Click Here.
 
The mission of the New England District is to encourage
and assist its congregations in their ministry of
Word and Sacrament to build up the body of Christ and
to make disciples of all peoples.